As You Like It Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were generally excellent (one barman was a bit of a jobsworth but the others were great)."
• "The staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Excellente customer service which is happy to take care of it's customers."
• "Our named waiters, Adam & Aaron, were friendly, funny, kept us topped with wine constantly."
• "The staff were excellent and really made us feel special."
• "Friendly and helpful staff and nothing is too much trouble."
• "The staff are always polite and friendly - highly recommend this place."

Cons:

• "The service was really slow, people had finished meals before others got theirs."
• "The stand in manager was rude..... avoid......"
• "We then weren't seen to until 19:35 despite there being approximately 6 tables in view that were empty."
• "The bar service was ridiculously slow."
• "Most staff were not very helpful or just plan moody even at the start."
• "The same waiter who seemed to be in charge walked past our table at least 10 times during the 35 minute wait glancing at our table but still failing to take our drinks order."
• "Very disappointed tonight with the lack of service from one particular member of staff young male."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food and waiting staff gorgeous."
• "The onion rings were divine."
• "Food was probably the best of the week."
• "Really good food, definitely worth the price."
• "The food was excellent."
• "Food delicious. Deserts and mocktails are great, especially the taster selection."
• "The flavours of this masterfully crafted food dance on your tongue."

Cons:

• "Terrible, food awful."
• "The food was very good but high priced for the portion."
• "The food was cash and carry heated up beige food, very tasteless and uninspiring."
• "The main course food was all stone cold, poor quality and tasteless."
• "Food absolutely terrible, slow service, rude staff."
• "Pork was very dry and burger was just nothing special."
• "Poor quality food. E.g. Twice cooked chips like greasy slug’s rest below average reminded me of Wetherspoons food but cost a lot more even on restaurant week."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The live music was just the cherry on the top!"
• "Such a lovely place and a great atmosphere."
• "It is a great place for families with little ones catered for and cared about."
• "The place has a relaxed atmosphere."
• "It’s intimate, rustic, full of character and a very calming and warm atmosphere."
• "A stunning bar and restaurant in the heart of Jesmond and short walk from the town!"
• "Great atmosphere, fab decor really vintage and trendy and lots of light with a garden terrace."

Cons:

• "Too loud of course, but I am getting on a bit."
• "The area was so loud you couldn’t hear anyone talking."
• "No one to meet and greet you on door, rowdy, wanted nice table for 2, got nightclub scene whilst eating at a distance?"
• "The atmosphere brilliant."
• "Nice look place, too many table reservations and not being allowed to use these even before the reservation time is poor."

Value

Pros:

• "Couldn't have found anywhere better and all super reasonably priced."
• "The bill arrives, and although more expensive than the usual restaurant you are contempt that the price was more than worth it."
• "Food is fanatastic and reasonably priced really for what you get amd quality."
• "Cocktails were expensive but much better value than other similar places."
• "Free parking (after 6pm) immediately outside the restaurant."

Cons:

• "Would I go back? For £45. No."
• "Also in my opinion charging £6 a pint for a lager is treating your customers with utter contempt."
• "The food was good (at a push) but ingredients poor."
• "Ordered a jug of sangria £30.00 we got one wine glass each with a little top up for each. £15.00 a glass absolutely disgusting."
• "£16 for a santa burger and chips, the portions wouldn't feed a fly."

Facilities

Pros:

• "They gave us a more private area and dry ice too."
• "The venue itself has just undergone a physical uplift so the old concrete look on the exterior is no more and the inside is just stunning."
• "I use a powered wheelchair and from the minute we arrived, they were there to show me where the lift was."

Cons:

• "The tables and chairs on the ground floor are not practical as if you are an average size adult or taller you cannot get your legs under the table."
• "The decor needs looked at, tables need to be sanded and waxed and chairs need fixed so they aren’t wobbly."
• "Inside the ladies room it smelled like a stinky perfume or cleaning spray."
• "The only place you can park beside it is charged for."
• "The hand dryer in the toilets had been switched off at the wall I can only assume it’s for the attendant to offer paper to make money!"
• "Tables need replaced as some had holes and were a little grubby with leftover food in."
• "I went downstairs to use the toilets and could smell them before I even got down the steps."